--- title: Tom Brady Ridiculously Huge Coat Reactions, Memes description: As Tom Brady was leading the Patriots to another AFC Championship victory, his gigantic jacket was also grabbing people's attention. canonical: https://time.com/4643209/tom-brady-coat-reactions/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-23T16:10:52.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:02:53.888Z og:title: The Internet Can't Handle Tom Brady's Ridiculously Huge Coat og:description: #Inflategate og:url: https://time.com/4643209/tom-brady-coat-reactions/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Internet Can't Handle Tom Brady's Ridiculously Huge Coat twitter:description: #Inflategate twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # The Internet Is Going Crazy Over Tom Brady's Ridiculously Huge Coat > Sponsored content. 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The New England Patriots dispatched the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship game en route to a 9th Super Bowl berth._  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 23, 2017 4:10 PM UTC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 23, 2017 4:10 PM UTC As [Tom Brady](http://time.com/4642845/super-bowl-li-tom-brady-patriots-falcons/) led the [New England Patriots](http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2105807%5F2105808,00.html) to a 36-17 victory over the [Pittsburgh Steelers](http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2046387%5F2046389,00.html) in Sunday night’s AFC Championship game, it wasn’t just his football skills that grabbed people’s attention. When the camera would pan to the star quarterback on the sidelines, he was often wearing a massively padded jacket to stay warm on the chilly January night. Of course, the Internet immediately latched onto the opportunity to poke fun at his fashion faux pas, turning the enormous coat into an instant meme. **Some resorted to jokes about Deflategate.** > [](https://twitter.com/justRVB/status/823327820193599489) > [](https://twitter.com/dsilva%5F714/status/823333054445826048) > [](https://twitter.com/mattufford/status/823336357607116804) **While others made pop culture references.** > [](https://twitter.com/IAMETC/status/823336752001617920) > [](https://twitter.com/SBNation/status/823328178789715969) > [](https://twitter.com/ComplexSports/status/823328431177928705) > [](https://twitter.com/NFL%5FMemes/status/823329030728548352) > [](https://twitter.com/SInow/status/823325193607200772) **And a few just went for hilarious one-liners.** > [](https://twitter.com/celebrityhottub/status/823326475634044928) > [](https://twitter.com/karenehowell/status/823327720197287939) Will this iconic coat make an appearance at Super Bowl LI? 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